Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fund

By: Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

Date: October 12, 2010

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties have been partners in philanthropy since 1985, when they issued a $250,000 challenge grant to the Community Foundation. The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. Our shared commitment to Palm Beach and Martin counties has led to an ideal partnership.

Mary and Robert Pew Public Education Fund

By: Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

Date: October 12, 2010

The Mary and Robert Pew Public Education Fund is making a difference at a time when public education is in need of support more than ever. Robert and the late Mary Pew established the Mary and Robert Pew Public Education Fund to positively impact the lives of economically disadvantaged children through developing, testing, and implementing new strategies for learning in classrooms, schools, and neighborhoods and to support educational enrichment programs unavailable as part of the regular curriculum.

The Safety Net Challenge

By: Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

Date: October 1, 2010

The 1.3 million dollar Safety Net Challenge was an unprecedented community-wide collaborative effort to address the rising needs for food, shelter, health care and child care resulting from the economic crisis.

Green Affordable Housing: Indiantown Nonprofit Housing

By: Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

Date: September 15, 2010

Indiantown Nonprofit Housing (INPHI) utilized a $140,000 grant from the Community Foundation to implement Green Build practices for affordable housing programs in all of its for-sale and rental projects, new builds and retrofit projects.

Just Add Water

By: Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

Date: June 30, 2010

Horses and the Handicapped: Molly's Story

By: Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

Date: June 30, 2010

Molly Murphy says her 12 years as a Horses and the Handicapped student not only helped her physically but also gave her the opportunity to develop much of her confidence. She was fortunate to experience the benefits of equine-assisted therapy which helped her to focus more on what she could do and less on the obstacles in her way.